Question

The southern Black Codes: a. were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. b. were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867. c. allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts. d. pleased northerners because they saw that the rule of law was returning to the South. e. allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries.

Answer 1

The Southern Black Codes were discriminatory state laws enacted in 1865 and 1866 to maintain white supremacy and restrict the rights of freed enslaved people. They denied the right to vote, and serve on juries, and allowed for the arrest of former slaves on vagrancy charges.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Southern Black Codes were a series of discriminatory state laws enacted by Southern states in 1865 and 1866. These codes were designed to maintain white supremacy and restrict the rights of freed enslaved people. They imposed restrictions on civic participation, such as denying the right to vote and serve on juries, and allowed for the arrest of former slaves on vagrancy charges if they failed to sign yearly labor contracts.

Answer 2

b. were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867.

Step-by-step explanation:

The result of the civil war was a drastic shortage of labour force because the newly freed slaves were not willing to work. The Southern Black Codes were passed in 1965 and 1966 to aid reconstruction efforts by making cheap labour available.